Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1199: summary

Archaeological monitoring and recording at 4 Park Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3UL - November 2017
by Laura Pooley (with contributions from -)

Date report completed: December 2017
Location: 4 Park Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3UL
Map reference(s): TL 9823 2487 (c)
File size: 2,672 kb
Project type: Archaeological monitoring and recording
Significance of the results: negative
Keywords: 19th century, wall foundation, soakaway

Summary. Archaeological monitoring and recording was carried out at 4 Park Road in advance of the construction of a new replacement dwelling. Despite being located within an area of known Roman burials and on the route of a possible Roman road leading towards Lexden Dyke, the only features present were an early 19th-century brick wall foundation and soakaway. No trace of the Roman road was present.